Making Allowances for Our MPs

Harry Cohen’s career as an MP serving the outer London Constituencies of Leyton and subsequently Leyton & Woodford following boundary changes has been unremarkable. In the past thirty years, he has never been considered for a front bench position in the Labour Party while in opposition or in government. Yet he has now been targeted by Fleet Street as the poster boy for sleaze on the Labour back benches for submitting the highest expenses claims... [Read More...]